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Table 7 Crudes and adjusted odds ratio (OR) of clinical characteristics and discharge outcome among study participants at PWJMC and SAMSH from December 2021 to June 2022

From: Management practice and discharge outcome of patients with psychiatric disorder admitted to psychiatry wards of selected specialized settings in Ethiopia

Variable, N (278)

Discharge outcomes

COR (95%CI)

P-Value

AOR (95%CI)

P-Value

Improved, n (%)

Not improved, n (%)

Schizophrenia

 Yes

109 (39.21)

16 (5.76)

1.58 (0.73- 3.42)

0.246

0.90 (0.34–2.36)

0.833

 No

140 (50.36)

12 (4.68)

1

 

1

 

Bipolar disorder

 Yes

88 (31.65)

10 (3.60)

0.96 (0.42–2.16)

0.927

-

 

 No

161 (57.91)

19 (6.83)

1

   

Major depressive disorder

 Yes

31 (11.15)

1 (0.36)

0.25 (0.032—1.91)

0.182

0.38 (0.33–4.48)

0.445

 No

218 (78.42)

28 (10.07)

1

 

1

 

Substance use disorder

 Yes

29 (10.43)

1 (0.36)

0.27 (0.035–2.07)

0.208

0.23 (0.02–2.33)

0.214

 No

220 (79.14)

28 (10.07)

1

 

1

 

Acute and transient psychotic disorder

 Yes

50 (17.99)

4 (1.44)

0.64 (0.21—1.91)

0.421

-

 

 No

199 (71.58)

25 (8.99)

1

   

Medical comorbidities

 Present

34 (12.23)

3 (1.08)

0.73 (0.21- 2.54)

0.621

-

 

 Absent

215 (77.34)

26 (9.35)

1

   

Types of psychiatric diagnosis

 Newly diagnosed

70 (25.18)

4 (1.44)

1

 

1

 

 Known

179 (64.39)

25 (8.99)

2.44 (0.82–7.27)

0.108

4.18 (0.42–41.96)

0.224

Duration since diagnosis (years), μ and SD

5.7 ± 7.06

1.05 (0.99—1.09)

0.067

0.97 (0.83–1.14)

0.737

 Previous hospitalization history

  Yes

133 (47.84)

18 (6.47)

1.43 (0.65—3.15)

0.378

-

 

  No

116 (41.73)

11 (3.96)

1

   

 History of life threatening events

  No life event

92 (33.09)

14 (5.04)

1

 

1

 

  At least one life event

157(56.47)

15 (5.40)

0.62 (0.29–1.36)

0.238

0.41 (0.16–1.05)

0.064

 Involuntary admission

  Yes

190 (68.35)

24 (8.63)

1.49 (0.54- 4.08)

0.437

-

 

  No

59 (21.22)

5 (1.80)

1

   

 History of violence at admission

  Yes

175 (62.95)

24 (8.63)

2.03 (0.75–5.52)

0.166

0.94(0.29–3.08)

0.917

  No

74 (26.62)

5 (1.80)

1

 

1

 

 Suicide risk at admission

  Yes

62 (22.30)

12 (4.32)

2.13 (0.96–4.70)

0.062

2.51 (0.94–6.68)

0.065

  No

187 (67.27)

17 (6.12)

1

 

1

 

Hospital length of stay (days), μ and SD

40.9 ± 20.69

0.99 (0.97- 1.01)

0.579

-